735 FZPN28 KNHC 242208 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 Offshore Waters Forecast for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PMZ101-251015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A Central American Gyre will bring abundant moisture and heavy rainfall across portions of Central America and the adjacent offshore waters during the next few days. Southwesterly winds will prevail across much of the region and strengthen early next week as the monsoon trough lifts northward. Some gradual tropical development of a low pressure trough over the far eastern Pacific is possible while it moves little during the next few days. $$ PMZ111-251015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the late evening and early morning, then, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-251015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-251015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-251015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, SW winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-251015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-251015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-251015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 308 PM PDT Fri May 24 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Reinhart